The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added a collection of Nigerian words to its latest update. The new 20 entries include terms like Japa, 419, agbero, abi, area boy, yahoo boy, yahoo, Edo, Kanuri, jand, cross-carpet, kobo, Naija, and suya. These additions showcase Nigeria’s cultural diversity, dail...
The University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, is set to confer first-class degrees on 561 out of 16,409 graduating students during its 55th convocation ceremony. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola (OON), disclosed this during a press briefing held on Wednesday at the Senate Chambers. In addition t...
The management of Christ Mitots School located in the Ikorodu area of Lagos has indefinitely suspended a teacher, Stella Nwadigo, caught on video assaulting a three-year-old pupil, Abayomi Michael, during a numeracy lesson. The Nation reported that Nwadigo was arrested after a video showing her mistreat...
Beautiful Nollywood Actress and young entrepreneur, Adebowale Kehinde popularly known in the movie industry as MassKennyD is one of the rising stars doing Nollywood proud with their beauty and acting prowess. The graduate of Accounting from the Esa-Oke College of Technology, Osun in this exclusive inter...
Her comedic materials stemmed from day-to-day happenings around her which she uses to create contents with a humorous twist. Akinrogunde Omoshola Kikelomo popularly known in the industry as Mooreshola is one of the rising stars in the Nigerian skit making space. In this exclusive interview with ACADA Ma...
The Aurora Tech Award, an annual award celebrating the boldest and most ambitious female founders in emerging markets, has unveiled its its Top 120 founders for 2025 with Nigeria taking center stage. Out of a record-breaking 2,018 applications from 116 countries, Nigeria leads the Longlist with...